NCT06894641

A Randomized Control Trial of Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Group Therapy for Older Adults with Depression: Efficacy Across Older Age-Groups

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Nova Scotia Health Authority · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is on a type of psychotherapy to treat depression in older adults called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-OA). CBT is based on the idea that changing thoughts and behaviours can improve mood. CBT has been shown to treat depression in many types of people. CBT-OA changes the usual approaches used for older adults and offers the therapy in a group settings for 8 weeks, for 2 hours a week. Participants will be randomly (by chance) placed into one of two study groups. One group will receive CBT-OA treatment right away. The other group (Treatment As Usual) will receive standard care from their doctor during the 12-week study period. Both groups will be closely monitored during the study period. The standard care group will be offered CBT-OA in a future session outside of the study.

Conditions

• Major Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Older Adults (CBT-OA)	CBT-OA integrates modifications to standard CBT to consider age-related physical, cognitive and psychological changes. CBT-OA also integrates positive psychiatry principles for older adults to promote behavioural change and health attitude change.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-01
• Primary completion: 2027-07-01
• Completion: 2027-08-01
• First posted: 2025-03-25
• Last updated: 2025-03-25